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News National forest firefighters see page 2 Opinion Moguls abound at Weber see page 4 1889 1989 Arts Top hits see page 5 Sports Ostlund named Player of the Week see page 7 rap m Friday, Jan. 6, 1989 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 50, NoTaf ' if If'; ill vuuu mm i W U If w; y xjxj j Kj. H 4 ft i A V ?4 1 ... . 4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Weber State College. Passersby on Harrison 1 100th year. The big question now is when does Paul Bunyan come into Blvd. get a good look of the huge birthday cake commemorating WSC's I Ogden to blow out the candles. (The Signpost photo: Robeen Gillem) Professional commitment s cancel Convo By Scott Summerill Managing Editor The people who's hearts were set on attending yesterday's Convocation had their expectations dashed when they discovered a cancelled Convo and an empty auditorium. The scheduled speaker, Thomas Hilton, developed the equipment used to reach the 46 thousand ton luxury ocean liner Titanic. The ship sunk April 15, 1912 after striking an ice.hprg and is now resting peacefully in an upright position at the bottom of the ocean, some 13 thousand feet down. The equipment developed by Hilton gave the world its first glimpse of the four-block-long, 1 1-story-high ship that took some 1500 people to an icy grave in the early morning on a moonless sea. Hilton's secretary contacted Convocations Chair Tanji Thurgood Tuesday to break the news that a professional responsibility had come up, and he wouldn't be able to make it Thurgood said it is the second time that Hilton has cancelled. "We were able to schedule someone else to fill in the firs time," she said. Because of the short notice, the fact that onh 60 people attended the first convocation last quarter, and th , lack of time to get out enough publicity, it was decided th t this one would be dropped. "It will save us some money for later on," said Thurg' od. Xi Delta Pi will participate in formal rush By JillTitensor News Editor Whether or not Xi Delta Pi, a newly organized sorority, should be allowed to participate in formal rush activities was the main topic discussed at Greek Council yesterday. One gripe is that until a couple days ago, the other Greeks weren't aware that Xi Delta Pi existed. The first time Gibbs or Heidi Diedcrich, former La Dianaeda president, knew about Xi Delta Pi, was three days ago when they received the winter quarter rush schedule and the new sorority was listed as participating. They have a rush table in the Union Building lobby and this has caused some unrest among the established sororiucs. 'They haven't applied for Greek Council. Yet, they're benefitting from formal rush," Otyokwa President Amy Gibbs pointed out Gibbs said thatmany of theOtyokwas were unhappy that proper procedures weren't followed. "I don't have anything against them joining Greek Council," she said. "Our complaint is that we weren't notified. They were put on the agenda without us knowing." Why did Cox take the liberty of putting the new sorority on the formal rush schedule without notifying the other sororities? "I think that's probably the issue," said Judy Hurst, advisor of Campus Life, Activities, "that without LaDianaeda, Lambda Delta Sigma and Otyokwa being notified they Xi Delta Pi were put on the sorority rush schedule." Diederich asked if Cox's loyalty was to some new group or to the Greek Council? "My liberty is to anyone who wants to be Greek on this campus," Cox said. 'To the Greek system." Chris Stout, a delegate of Beta Theta Pi, pointed out that Xi Delta Pi is currently an interest group, not an organized colony. This leads to the fact that no rules have yet been broken, but perhaps Cox was a bit hasty in adding the new sorority to the formal rush schedule an act which he apologized for. Another complaint expressed by the established sororities is they knew nothing about Xi Delta Pi's goals or where they were coming from. Kathy Mohr, acting president of the new sorority, was one of the main thrusts in getting the organization together. "We not only want to interact with the fraternities but with the sororities, also," she said. They want to give Weber State women another choice when investigating sororities. Mohr said one of Xi Del ta Pi's goals is to go national. She feels that getting a strong Greek organization will help the community, Weber State College and women. The mission statement of Xi Delta Pi is: "Encourage high moral academic and social standards; develop leadership skills through roles of responsibility; provide the opportunity to interact with other campus organizations; promote involvement in the community and on campus through group service; create the opportunity to develop both local and national lifelong friendships." "I think it would be to our advantage to have them participate in formal rush," Cox said. With Xi Delta Pi's out of the room and after over an hour of discussion, the group came to a conclusion. "I think they should be able to participate under a condition," Diedcrich said, "following Gar formal rush procedure." The condition she was referring to is that only a core group of girls already committed to the new sorority be (see GREEK on page 2)

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News National forest firefighters see page 2 Opinion Moguls abound at Weber see page 4 1889 1989 Arts Top hits see page 5 Sports Ostlund named Player of the Week see page 7 rap m Friday, Jan. 6, 1989 Celebrating the Weber State College Centennial Vol. 50, NoTaf ' if If'; ill vuuu mm i W U If w; y xjxj j Kj. H 4 ft i A V ?4 1 ... . 4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Weber State College. Passersby on Harrison 1 100th year. The big question now is when does Paul Bunyan come into Blvd. get a good look of the huge birthday cake commemorating WSC's I Ogden to blow out the candles. (The Signpost photo: Robeen Gillem) Professional commitment s cancel Convo By Scott Summerill Managing Editor The people who's hearts were set on attending yesterday's Convocation had their expectations dashed when they discovered a cancelled Convo and an empty auditorium. The scheduled speaker, Thomas Hilton, developed the equipment used to reach the 46 thousand ton luxury ocean liner Titanic. The ship sunk April 15, 1912 after striking an ice.hprg and is now resting peacefully in an upright position at the bottom of the ocean, some 13 thousand feet down. The equipment developed by Hilton gave the world its first glimpse of the four-block-long, 1 1-story-high ship that took some 1500 people to an icy grave in the early morning on a moonless sea. Hilton's secretary contacted Convocations Chair Tanji Thurgood Tuesday to break the news that a professional responsibility had come up, and he wouldn't be able to make it Thurgood said it is the second time that Hilton has cancelled. "We were able to schedule someone else to fill in the firs time," she said. Because of the short notice, the fact that onh 60 people attended the first convocation last quarter, and th , lack of time to get out enough publicity, it was decided th t this one would be dropped. "It will save us some money for later on," said Thurg' od. Xi Delta Pi will participate in formal rush By JillTitensor News Editor Whether or not Xi Delta Pi, a newly organized sorority, should be allowed to participate in formal rush activities was the main topic discussed at Greek Council yesterday. One gripe is that until a couple days ago, the other Greeks weren't aware that Xi Delta Pi existed. The first time Gibbs or Heidi Diedcrich, former La Dianaeda president, knew about Xi Delta Pi, was three days ago when they received the winter quarter rush schedule and the new sorority was listed as participating. They have a rush table in the Union Building lobby and this has caused some unrest among the established sororiucs. 'They haven't applied for Greek Council. Yet, they're benefitting from formal rush," Otyokwa President Amy Gibbs pointed out Gibbs said thatmany of theOtyokwas were unhappy that proper procedures weren't followed. "I don't have anything against them joining Greek Council," she said. "Our complaint is that we weren't notified. They were put on the agenda without us knowing." Why did Cox take the liberty of putting the new sorority on the formal rush schedule without notifying the other sororities? "I think that's probably the issue," said Judy Hurst, advisor of Campus Life, Activities, "that without LaDianaeda, Lambda Delta Sigma and Otyokwa being notified they Xi Delta Pi were put on the sorority rush schedule." Diederich asked if Cox's loyalty was to some new group or to the Greek Council? "My liberty is to anyone who wants to be Greek on this campus," Cox said. 'To the Greek system." Chris Stout, a delegate of Beta Theta Pi, pointed out that Xi Delta Pi is currently an interest group, not an organized colony. This leads to the fact that no rules have yet been broken, but perhaps Cox was a bit hasty in adding the new sorority to the formal rush schedule an act which he apologized for. Another complaint expressed by the established sororities is they knew nothing about Xi Delta Pi's goals or where they were coming from. Kathy Mohr, acting president of the new sorority, was one of the main thrusts in getting the organization together. "We not only want to interact with the fraternities but with the sororities, also," she said. They want to give Weber State women another choice when investigating sororities. Mohr said one of Xi Del ta Pi's goals is to go national. She feels that getting a strong Greek organization will help the community, Weber State College and women. The mission statement of Xi Delta Pi is: "Encourage high moral academic and social standards; develop leadership skills through roles of responsibility; provide the opportunity to interact with other campus organizations; promote involvement in the community and on campus through group service; create the opportunity to develop both local and national lifelong friendships." "I think it would be to our advantage to have them participate in formal rush," Cox said. With Xi Delta Pi's out of the room and after over an hour of discussion, the group came to a conclusion. "I think they should be able to participate under a condition," Diedcrich said, "following Gar formal rush procedure." The condition she was referring to is that only a core group of girls already committed to the new sorority be (see GREEK on page 2)